Advanced Search 
Fragment of velvet
Chinese
Qing dynasty
17th or 18th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk, voided velvet, cut pile on a twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
32 x 43 cm (12 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number31.903
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of velvet with design of acanthus leaves and lotus flowers with medallion-shaped Chinese character "shou" in the center in bluish-green, cream, pink and pale gold on a medium brown ground. One of four pieces: 31.902-5
ProvenanceGift from Yamanaka and Co. to the MFA, November 5, 1931